Membership
Students can apply for membership with Nutrition Society of Australia (NSA).
Graduates, who complete this nutrition major within a science degree, are eligible to apply to the Nutrition Society of Australia's Register of Nutritionists.
Details
Structure
Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
---|---|---|
NUT1121 | Human Nutrition | 15 |
NUT1111 | Food and Nutrients | 15 |
NUT1112 | Nutrition and Public Health | 15 |
NUT2210 | Nutrition in the Life Cycle | 15 |
NUT2220 | Nutritional Assessment | 15 |
Plus 3 units from: | ||
NUT3215 ^ | Exercise Nutrition | 15 |
NUT3231 ^ | Food Habits and Trends | 15 |
NUT3221 ^ | Community Nutrition | 15 |
^ Core Option
For more detailed unit information for this Major take a look at our Handbook. To organise your life for next semester visit the Teaching timetable.
Student handbookNotes
Learning Outcomes
- Apply broad human nutrition knowledge to a range of theoretical and practical health and nutrition science situations.
- Think critically to analyse, interpret and conceptualise complex health and nutrition problems.
- Think creatively to anticipate challenges and generate health and nutrition science solutions.
- Use digital technologies, numeracy and food literacies to access, evaluate and synthesise relevant information from multiple sources.
- Communicate health and nutrition science knowledge and uphold values in a range of community and professional contexts.
- Demonstrate global perspectives and diverse cultural competence.
- Work collaboratively and demonstrate initiative to implement social, sustainable and ethical nutritional and health science values.
- Demonstrate autonomy and accountability for own learning and self-reflective professional practice.
Career Opportunities
Possible future job titles
Community Nutritionist, Corporate Nutritionist, Research Nutritionist, Sports Nutritionist, Child Health Nutritionist, Health Promotion Nutritionist, Health Lifestyle Nutritionist, Aged Care Nutritionist